Multigene Phylogeny of Cyprinodontiform Fishes Suggests Continental Radiations and a Rogue Taxon Position of Pantanodon

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Multigene Phylogeny of Cyprinodontiform Fishes Suggests Continental Radiations and a Rogue Taxon Position of Pantanodon Erschienen in: Vertebrate Zoology ; 65 (2015), 1. - S. 37-44 65 (1): 37 – 44 © Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, 2015. 4.5.2015 Multigene phylogeny of cyprinodontiform fishes suggests continental radiations and a rogue taxon position of Pantanodon Moritz Pohl 1, Finn C. Milvertz 2, Axel Meyer 3 & Miguel Vences 1, * 1 Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany. —2 Litorinaparken 27, 2680 Solrød Strand, Denmark — 3 Lehrstuhl für Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Kon- stanz, Germany — * Corresponding author; m.vences(at)tu-bs.de Accepted 19.ii.2015. Published online at www.senckenberg.de / vertebrate-zoology on 4.v.2015. Abstract We studied phylogenetic relationships among major clades in the tooth carps (Cyprinodontiformes) based on a concatenated DNA se- quence alignment of two mitochondrial and three nuclear gene segments, totalling 2553 bp, in 66 ingroup terminals. The inferred tree sup- ports monophyly of the major tooth carp subgroups, aplocheiloids and cyprinodontoids, and of several aplocheiloid subclades correspond- ing to the well-established families (Aplocheilidae, Nothobranchiidae, Rivulidae), each of which is restricted to major continental settings (India-Madagascar, Africa, South America). Contrary to previous molecular studies, our tree supports a sister-group relationship of the aplocheilids and nothobranchiids, rather than a nothobranchiid-rivulid clade. Within cyprinodontoids, the phylogeny matched more closely continent-scale distribution than current classification, suggesting that the delimitation of the families Cyprinodontidae, Poeciliidae, and Valenciidae is in need of revision. The East African Pantanodon stuhlmanni did not show close relationships with any other taxon in our analysis, suggesting that the phylogenetic position and classification of this rogue taxon is in need of further study. Key words Tooth carps; Cyprinodontiformes; Pantanodon; phylogeny; phylogeography; Madagascar. Introduction Tooth carps, order Cyprinodontiformes, comprise kil- model species in evolutionary, developmental, toxico- lifishes, live bearers, as well as several allied forms. logical, and ageing research such as the guppy, sword- According to current classifications (COSTA, 2012; HUBER, tail, mummichog, and turquoise killifish (e.g., ATZ, 2006; FROESE & PAULY, 2014) this group contains over 1986; REZNICK et al., 2008; JONES et al., 2013; SchARTL, 1100 species in ca. 125 genera and ten families, allocated 2014). Numerous molecular studies have addressed the to two suborders, Aplocheiloidei and Cyprinodontoidei phylo geny of particular subclades of cyprinodontiforms (PARENTI, 1981). Cyprinodontiforms occur mainly in (e.g., MURphY & COLLIER, 1997; MURphY et al., 1998, tropical regions of Africa, South America, Madagascar 1999; HRBEK & MEYER, 2003; DOADRIO & DOMINGUEZ, and South Asia, as well as some temperate waters in 2004; WEBB et al., 2004; HRBEK et al., 2005, 2007; North America and Eurasia, and are part of the acanto- AGNÈSE et al., 2006; COLLIER et al., 2009; JONES et al., morph radiation (NEAR et al., 2013). They comprise many 2013; Sedláček et al., 2014). However, the interre- prominent aquarium fishes and established or emerging lationships among deep cyprinodontiform clades are ISSN 1864-5755 Konstanzer Online-Publikations-System (KOPS) 37 URL: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-0-291892 Pohl, M. et al.: Multigene phylogeny of cyprinodontiform fishes and taxon position of Pantanodon largely unassessed from a molecular perspective, and Materials and Methods the current higher-level classification of tooth carps is predominantly based on a limited number of emi- nent in-depth morphological studies (PARENTI, 1981; If not indicated as wild caught by precise collecting lo- COSTA, 1998, 2011; HERTWIG, 2008). As an exception, cations (Table 1), samples were from aquarium strains. SETIAMARGA et al. (2008), based on complete mitochon- Voucher specimens of the majority of specimens were drial genome sequences, placed cyprinodontiforms in preserved, labeled with provisional numbers (ZCMV – the Atherinomorpha clade, along with medakas, flying Miguel Vences Zoological Collection) and will be de- fishes, and silversides, and found evidence for mono- posited in the Zoologische Staatssammlung München, phyly of cyprinodontiforms and of the two suborders, Germany. Tissue samples were preserved in pure ethanol. aplocheiloids and cyprinodontoids. DNA was sampled from fin clips of the preserved vouch- Understanding cyprinodontiform phylogeny has the ers, or from eggs. Total genomic DNA was extracted from potential to inform studies on the evolution of annual- tissue or swab samples using Proteinase K (10mg/ml) ism and live bearing, and on the biogeographic origins di gestion followed by a standard salt-extraction protocol of these fishes. Traditionally the origins of tooth carps, (BRU FORD et al., 1992). especially those in the Aplocheiloidei, are interpreted as Two markers of the mitochondrial and three markers being a consequence of ancient vicariance (e.g., MURphY of the nuclear genome were targeted: Segments of the & COLLIER, 1997; SPARKS & SMITH, 2005; SAMONDS et al., mito chondrial genes cytochrome oxidase sub­­unit I 2012; COSTA, 2013), in particular because their clado- (COX1) and 16S rRNA were amplified, respectively, genesis largely reflects the breakup of the Gondwana with the primers COI-Chmf4 (TYTCWACWAAYCAYA supercontinent in deep Mesozoic times, with the Indian AAGAYATCGG) and COI-Chmr4 (ACYTCRGGRTG Aplocheilus considered being sister to the Malagasy- RCCRAARAATCA) of CHE et al. (2012), and 16SAr-L Seychellean Pachypanchax, and the South Amercan Ri- (CGCCTGTTTATCAAAAACAT) and 16SBr-H vu lidae sister to the African Nothobranchiidae (MURphY (CCGGTCTGAACTCAGATCACGT) of PALUMBI et al. & COLLIER, 1997; SPARKS & SMITH, 2005). The vicari- (1991). Segments of the nuclear genes for recombination ance hypothesis for aplocheiloid origins however re- activating protein 1 (RAG1), brain super conserved re- quires confirmation as it conflicts with clade ages re- ceptor (SREB2) and glycosyltransferase (GLYT), were covered in several studies (e.g., CROTTINI et al., 2012; am plified, respectively, with primers L2891_RAG1ex3 NEAR et al., 2012, 2013; BROUGHTON et al., 2013) that (AAGGAGTGYTGYGATGGCATGGG) and H3405_ place the origin of the entire cyprinodontiform clade into RAG1ex3 (GCNGAGACTCCTTTGACTCTGTC) of the latest Mesozoic or early Cenozoic, similar to that of NEAR et al. (2012), and newly developed primers Rag1- cichlids (VENCES et al., 2001; FRIEdmAN et al., 2013). Pachyp-F1 (TGAAAArGCTGTTCGCTTCT), SREB2- Particularly relevant for this aspect of cyprinodontiform Pachyp-F1 (CAyrCTrACCTGCAAAGTGA), SREB2- biogeography are the endemic tooth carps occurring on Pachyp-R1 (CCCATARTGCCARGAAGAAA), GLYT- Madagascar, the fourth largest island of the world. This Pachyp-F2 (CTGAATGAAsCCGAGCTrrTmATGG), island has been separated from all other landmasses GLYT-Pachyp-R1 (CATGGGATCTGCCAAGAGAC). since the Mesozoic and is characterized by a unique and Polymerase chain reactions were performed in a final highly endemic biota, yet many of its radiations appear volume of 10 μl using 0.3 μM of each primer, 0.25 mM to have originated after its isolation (YODER & NOWAK, of dNTPs, 0.4 U GoTaq and 1.25 × Reaction Buffer (Pro- 2006; SAMONDS et al., 2012). Madagascar is inhabited mega). by two native genera of cyprinodontiforms: the genus PCR products were purified using Exonuclease I and Pachypanchax with currently six Malagasy and one Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase (SAP) or Antarctic Phos- Seychellean species; and the genus Pantanodon, with phatase (AP) according to the manufacturer’s instruc- one described and one undescribed species known from tions (NEB). Purified PCR templates were directly se- Madagascar, and one species occurring in Eastern Africa quenced using dye-labeled dideoxy terminator chemistry (SPARKS, 2003; LOISELLE, 2006). So far, no molecular data on an ABI 3130 automated DNA sequencer (Applied are available for Pantanodon, and only one Malagasy Biosystems). We checked chromatograms and corrected species of Pachypanchax has been included in molecular errors manually in CodonCode Aligner 3.5.6 (CodonCode phylogenies (MURphY & COLLIER, 1997; CROTTINI et al., Corporation). Newly obtained sequences were submitted 2012). to GenBank (accession numbers: KJ844613-KJ844868). As a first step to improve the understanding of high- Sequences of outgroup taxa were taken from Genbank, er-level cyprinodontiform relationships, we newly deter- and largely correspond to those determined by NEAR et mined a data set of two mitochondrial and three nuclear al. (2012). We used a representative of the Gobiiformes genes for a set of 66 cyprinodontiform terminals. Our (Perccottus) as outgroup and included a series of ather- data set spans seven of the ten currently accepted families iniform, beloniform and perciform species as hierarchical and includes the enigmatic Pantanodon. By highlighting outgroups. various unsolved questions and taxa that merit furter We used MEGA 5 (TAMURA et al., 2011) to align pro- phylogenetic study, we anticipate our study inform and tein-coding sequences (COX1, RAG1, GLYT, SREB2) facilitate future systematic revisions of tooth carps. manually and the non-coding 16S using the MUSCLE 38 VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY — 65 (1) 2015 algorithm. The 16S alignment was subsequently pro- the most divergent within Madagascar,
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